My name is Alistair Park and I'm a professional carver who is based in Bristol, England. I've been carving for over twenty-two years and I also enjoy teaching my skills to people of all ages.
You'll find posts here about all kinds of things to do with carving; the work that I do, the people that I meet and the things that I see which inspire me.
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As well as this blog, I also have a website with lots more images of my work as well as a few more stories.

If you like woodcarvings, you'll want to have a look.

Thursday, 2 May 2013

Chelvey designer makers in the North Somerset Arts Trail 2013

I dropped by the Chelvey Woodyard today, where the Chelvey designer makers are based. It is at Brockley, ten miles Southwest of Bristol.A few people there are opening their workshops to show furniture in the North Somerset Arts Trail this weekend. Tom Carey (that's him above) is showing his beautiful 'Dragonfly table', as well as some of his table models:

Rohan Scadding has several pieces of furniture on show, such as this wall mounted display shelving unit:

Jim Sharples also has work on display, including the mirrors shown at the top and these chairs cut from old pitch pine timber beams:

There are some very talented folks at Chelvey and if you're out and about for the arts trail, don't miss a chance to go and see what they've been up to.